Portable crucifix and case



O 7, 1950 A. ROBINSON 2,528,913

PORTABLE CRUCIFIX AND CASE Filed May 11, 1948 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 7, 1950 "UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE Allan RobinsonBoston, Mass.

Application May 11, 1948, Serial No.'26,382

The present invention relates to a portable crucifix and a case for it,which may serve in a number of ways in combination with'the crucifix.Sometimes it is desiredto wear the crucifix as an emblem, while at othertimes it is desired to mount the crucifix on an altar, use it alone, orin combination with the case-an an emblem, or simply to use the case asa'holderfor the crucifix.

In the present invention-the container, or case, together with thecrucifix, serves all these purposes and therefore provides or givesextreme utility to the religious article made according to the presentinvention. The merits and advantages of the present invention will bemore readily understood from the description in the specificationannexed hereto and taken in connection with the drawings illustratingthe embodiment of invention in which Figure 1 shows the front elevationof the crucifix held face forward in the casing.

Figure '2 shows the casing in the same position as Figure 1 with thecrucifix removed. Figure 3 shows a sectional view taken on the line 3--3of Figure 2.

Figure 4 shows a side view as seen from the side of Figure 1.

Figure shows a view of the casing serving as an altar with the crucifixplaced therein, and

Figure 6 shows a plain view of the casing as an altar with the crucifixremoved. In the arrangement indicated in the figures the element 1 whichmay be called the casing, may be molded from a hard plastic material inany usual manner. This may be suitably colored in black, white or othercombinations as may be desired.

The element I may be level on one face, as, for instance, the face 2,which will, therefore, serve as the bottom in the position shown inFigure 5. The face, 2, of the element is recessed in moulding or bycarving or cutting as indicated more particularly in Figure 2 whereinthe recess is formed by the walls 3 and 4 extending vertically, and thewalls 5 and 6 extending horizontally to form the shape in which acrucifix will fit.

As will be noted from Figure 2 and the section of Figure 3, the recessis deepened in the vicinity 7 Claims. (Cl. 206-19) of the intersectionof the cross bars by the sucrecesses both for appearance and to permitthe crucifix to be picked up from the base. For the same reason thebaseof the recess '9 between the walls 3 and 4 is deepened by successivedeeper cuts as indicated at H3 and H. When the figure is faced inward,the opposite face of the crucifix is flush withthe face'of the c asing2.

In either position, the 'upright bar !2 of the crucifix will have itslower end, on which there .is a small boss l3, bear against the centralsection of the wall of the slot l4 and at the top the cross bar [2 willhave its shoulders [5 rest snugly in the corners l 6 and ll of thecasing 2.

The cross bar I2 terminates in a narrow stem l8 which projects from thetop of the casing and through Which stem a hole 19 may be made so thatthe whole assembly or the crucifix alone, if desired, may be suspendedas a neckpiece or the like, or from any other suitable place.

The slot M at the base of the casing serves to provide some flexibilityand springiness so that the cross may be held in place without anydanger of its slipping out. The opposite face of the casing, which maybe called the top face, when used as indicated in Figures 5 and 6, maybe formed in the shape of a miniature altar with a raised platform 20 inwhich suitable recess 2! is formed to receive the bottom end 22 of thecrucifix when that is stood upright in the recess 2 I.

For traveling purposes the crucifix will be turned with the emblem 23face inward in which case the surface of the cross will be flush withthe face 2 and make a convenient article which can be readily carried inthe pocket or other place without danger of damage to it. The articlemay be attractively designed with a light colored plastic crucifix,contrasting container or case and a gold or silver emblem.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A religious article comprising a base having a recess in the form ofa crucifix formed in one face thereof and a crucifix adapted to fit insaid recess, said base being recessed on the edge and extending into therecess for the top end of the longer bar of the crucifix and alignedwith the recess for the longer cross bar, said crucifix having narrowedend section projecting from the top end of the longer cross bar andextending beyond the edge of the case, said end section having means forsuspending the article.

2. A religious article comprising a base elemen recessed in the form ofa crucifix on one face, a crucifix adapted to fit snugly therein with anextension from the top of the longer cross bar of the crucifixprojecting from the edge of the case and means in said extension'forsuspending said case and crucifix.

3, A religious article comprising a base element recessed in the form ofa crucifix on one face, a crucifix adapted to fit snugly therein with anextension formed as a narrow projection extending from the top end ofthe longer cross bar, said projection fitting into a correspondingrecess extending from the edge of the base and merging into the firstrecess.

4. A religious article comprising a base element recessed in the form ofa crucifix on one face, a crucifix adapted to fit snugly therein with anextension from the top of the longer cross bar of the crucifixprojecting from the edge of the case, means in said extension forsuspending said case and crucifix, the top surface of said base formedas an altar with a recess in the uppermost surface thereof adapted toreceive the bottom end of the long bar of the crucifix.

5. A religious article comprising a base element recessed in the form ofa crucifix on one face, a crucifix adapted to fit snugly therein, saidbase having a slot made with one wall extending from the end wall of therecess corresponding to the lower end of the long cross bar, providingspring tension against the end of the crucifix.

-6. A religious article comprising a base element recessed in the formof a crucifix on one face,-a crucifix adapted to fit snugly therein,said recess for said crucifixgb'eing deeper in the cross bars nearertheir intersection for providing for a projecting figure from the faceof the crucifix and a concave circular recessed section made in the faceof the base concentric with the point of intersection of the cross barsof the crucifix, said last recess being deep enough to expose the sidewall of the crucifix in the vicinity of the intersection.

a ALLAN ROBINSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS- Number Name Date 1,286,911 Bakula Dec. 10, 19181,688,471 Rothstein Oct. 23, 1928 2,158,531 Brennan May 16, 1939Goudreau Aug. 8, 1944

